Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-06-14
oARFlELD's DEATH.

Female Physician who says IL
Was Caused by Too Much Probing
Her Recolicctions of the Martyrs
sickness
Washington correspondent of The rus
BURN Commercial Gdxshe writes: Mrs. Dr.
Edison, tile family physician of the Garfield
family, still has practice which taxes her
strength to its limits At one OF the salons
recently she talked at some length on the
Garfield tragedy and the family. She said
about this: .'Yes, was with Garfield thirty
six hours on. OF forty eight from the time he
was shot until his death. He nor his wife
never for one moment believed he would die,
nor do think he would II he had been let
alone II | had never seen any gunshot
wound except that, l should not venture an
opinion, but had extensive experience In the
army. 1t was the probing which caused
death. Nature would have cured the other
damage great as 1t was. He was so healthy
his blood was so pure, the outward wounds
healing in lve DAYS The incision to let out
pus from the broken ribs bad to be made
More than that was, in my estimation, an
error of judgment.
'sThc anxiety of that slck-room can never
be told The interest aud PRAYERS of civil
lied world ceutercd there, and were crushing
in their eff .cts. | shall never forget that
day set apart for public and prlyate-prayer
for his restoration. He was unusuaily pale
all day. About o'clock said TO him: Gen
cral, what makes you so pale; are you feel
Ing any worst!' No, only oppressed, so OPP
pressed You know a nation prAys to-day
70. my recovery Have YOU thought much
of thatl' sYes, 1t has been present in my
mind all day
s'Wihout calling II by that name, during
his illness | had been practlciug divine heal
Ing, or Christian science, upon him. One
morning | went In soon after the physician
had dressed his wound. lie said: i thought
you would never come. ! am in such agony
can not stand it, | can not endure 1t; do give
me something to relieve me- No, said,
lie still now and will take the PAIN was
Just in the cond.t ton to give vitality,
lie to take 1t. The purple look in his face
died out, the eyes closed, and in ten minutes
he slept.
'srhe anxiety Of those days have cost other
lives than his. DR.. Barnes, the surgeon
general Is dead. DR.. Woodland aud DR..
Hamilton are both dead Dr. Agnew Is, be-
lleve, IN fair health, but DIR. Bliss is a wreck,
aud during the winter his friends have not ex-
,,oc,ed hin, to live mud Dr Revhnru still feels
!, .,d sbou,d POS, Mai Powell who reouIat
"a ,bo tomneratnre If the white house has
n.ver recnvsrao from tho nressure of that
limo and INN only nov beynnlner to resume
my practice.
..urs Garfield desired the nhysicians' bills
IN he maae IN ber sh. nronosc,i tn iudpe Of
,l,,ir oorroot,oss and 10 nag than bers.lf If
o,nvross ohoss 10 baln h.r an riobt Init sbe
yon,oa To tnka The r.snonsihi,t,v thinl, tle
ahnso ana tho criticlsm the nhysjcions receiv.
oil ali WRONG Thev we're moi on trial for NAL
nroc,lce rhsv hal b.en retained nv the
fomuy and nv tbe caht,at ANY dav thev
conld have becn aischnr,r.d Init having been
ro,oined nntiI death the hills shopld have
ha., roid "a ,,,da ont yitho,t ouest,on Dr
pliss asked 80, o00 JJc recetve, az 200 buI
1, has sho,,enod bis M. ho many vaars Ire.
ceivcd sanao which has only enabled me 70
live throuoh ,he four years + have not been
AHA tn ,r,ctico Rnt Tho nbvsjcianYs evnari
ence corr,srHnds IN ,bat If humanity rener.
div. having do,e 81. yorl, as favor gre,te,
,ban ,norev ,,,p nav for TIM debtor finds some
f,,ult N insttty his ingr,titude Ihave seer
Mira Garti.la apce since she said. Death
wns a enrnrise do MT know cven vet VIII,
did moi die then and there,
.,NIrs. Garfield IL not an emotional woman:
tho ycnar,1 and bis mother both werc She
was ballast for them DO h. assure YOU. Gar
e.ld Womb not have beep as great n man n.
he was with different wife 7 have heard
him saw. Il have nerrect confidence in Crete,
dlscr.tion She has never said one one wore
,hot enh.,rass.a me in nv nnhIlc lifc,
81; ,ar,amher .r., r,h.,, tbeir last child v..